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Laura Goldberg, founder and executive director Violinist Laura Goldberg is not only a seasoned performer of chamber music, a dynamic soloist and teacher, she is also the founder of ArtsAhimsa, an international network of artists and friends creating concert events dedicated to promoting non-violence. Though started as recently as December 2004, Laura has already brought ArtsAhimsa to venues in New York including WBAI radio, the Juilliard School, the Calhoun School, St. Bartholomew's church, Jordan Hall in Boston, and Sri Aurobindo Ashram and India International Centre in New Delhi. Laura's career includes numerous solo performances in recital, many chamber music concerts, and concerts with orchestras, including the Boston Symphony. A sought after music coach, Laura is passionate about instilling a love of music in both professional and student musicians. She is on the chamber music faculty at The Juilliard School pre-college and directs the music program at Belvoir Terrace, a fine arts center for young women in Lenox, Massachusetts. She has given master classes at Princeton, Yale, Oberlin, Wellesley, Bennington, Walnut Hill, and has taught at the Raphael Trio Chamber Music Workshop in New Hampshire. As a founding member of the Cassatt and Rossetti Quartets, Laura has had the opportunity to play chamber music for audiences in many parts of the world. With the quartets she premiered more than fifty 20th century compositions, and worked closely with composers including Henri Dutilleux, George Crumb, and Steven Mackey. She has performed live on radio and television internationally. Among other venues, Laura has performed at the Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, Tanglewood, Saratoga, Caramoor, Moab, Theatre de la Champs Elysees, and the Museum of Modern Art. Laura received the Bachelor and Masters degree in music from The Juilliard School. She studied with Felix Galimir, Louis Krasner, Eugene Lehner, Zoltan Szekay, Josef Gingold, Lewis Kaplan, Nancy Cirillo, Ben Zander, the Juilliard and Tokyo quartets, and Charles Castleman at The Quartet Program. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter. |
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